Pianist Francis to perform at libraries

Published: Friday, November 9, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 4:48 p.m.

Pianist David Troy Francis is set to perform two concerts on Tuesday — at 2 p.m. in the Fletcher Branch Library and 6:30 p.m. in the main Henderson County Public Library at the corner of 3rd Avenue and Washington Street in Hendersonville.

Francis, a native of Memphis, Tenn., is a concert pianist and recording artist as well as a composer, arranger and accompanist.

He performs frequently in recital, including performances at colleges, churches and performing arts venues throughout the world. He has performed for Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden when he performed for the Nobel Prize Luncheon. He gave a totally digital rendering of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 for Roland Instruments on their digital concert grand. He performed the same work with orchestra for the Lindenwood Concert Series in Memphis.

The concerts are free.

Call 828-697-4725 or visit www.henderson.lib.nc.us for more information.

Brevard Philharmonic concert set for Sunday

Pianist Marina Lomazov will be the featured soloist in the Brevard Philharmonic concert titled “Russian Grieg” at 3 p.m. Sunday in Scott Concert Hall in the Porter Center for Performing Arts at Brevard College.

Lomazov studied at the Kiev Conservatory in Ukraine before immigrating to the United States. She was the youngest first-prize winner of the all-Kiev Piano Competition, and her principal teachers include Leonid Lazarevich Fundiler and the late Valery Sagaidachny in Ukraine and Natalya Antonova, Jerome Lowenthal and Barry Snyder in the United States.

Lomazov has recorded for Albany Records, Arizona University Recordings, Centaur Records and Innova Recordings. In July 2009, Centaur Records released her latest recording of solo piano works by Rodion Shchedrin.

She is associate professor of piano at the University of South Carolina School of Music, where she is also the founder and artistic director of the Southeastern Piano Festival.

The concert is sponsored by Arthur and Carole Schreiber in appreciation of Maestro Donald Portnoy’s artistic direction and leadership of the Brevard Philharmonic. Tickets are $25.

Call 828-884-4221 or visit www.brevardphil

harmonic.org for more information.

Feed & Seed to host Clearwater Connection

The Feed & Seed at 3715 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, hosts weekend shows starting at 7:30 p.m. The following is the November schedule:

u Today: Clearwater Connection

u Saturday: Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition

u Nov. 16: Jeter Mountain Band

u Nov. 17: Calico Moon, 6:30 p.m.; Timberline

u Nov. 23: Junction 280

u Nov. 24: Whitewater Bluegrass

u Nov. 29: Beth McKee Band, Cajun/blues and Southern roots

u Nov. 30: Lorraine Conard Band

For more information, call 828-216-3492.

Reception for artist Linamen today at UNCA

An opening reception for “Ascension,” an exhibit of paintings by Katie Linamen, is set for 6 p.m. today in UNC Asheville’s Owen Hall, Second Floor Gallery.

Linamen says her exhibit tries to “capture the power, vitality and finesse of the female body in motion,” taking inspiration from personal accounts of female climbers. According to Linamen, her paintings, composed of acrylic on wood, accentuate the “complexities and feminine advantages of flexibility, balance, attention and precision.”

“Ascension” will be on display from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 20. The opening reception and the exhibit are free.

For more information, call 828-251-6559 or visit art.unca.edu.

Bamboo-harvesting workshop on Saturday

Haiku Bamboo Nursery is hosting a workshop on how to harvest bamboo poles from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the nursery, 468 Rhodes Road, Hendersonville.

The workshop starts with a hands-on walk into the bamboo forest. Keiji Oshima will lead a step-by-step guide to harvesting the poles. Students will learn the technique, managing the forests and how to cut the bamboo.

Students should wear walking shoes and bring a pruning saw, work gloves, bottled water and cameras.

The cost of the workshop is $30.

Call 828-685-3053 to make a reservation.

UNCSA Guitar Quartet

to perform at BRCC

The Blue Ridge Community College Concert Series will present the UNCSA Guitar Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Thomas Auditorium, Sink Building, on the Flat Rock campus.

The program will feature quartet arrangements of Bach’s “Little” Fugue and Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik,” as well as solo guitar works by Bach, Barrios, Pujol, Weiss and Miroslav.

The performers are students from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. All of the performers are pupils of artist-professor Joseph Pecoraro.

Admission to the concert is $10, payable at the door; admission for students is $3. Proceeds benefit the college’s Community Enrichment Program.

Call 828-694-1860 for more information or email kevina@blueridge.edu.

Brevard College players to present ‘Sylvia’

The Brevard College Theatre Department will present A.R Gurney’s touching comedy “Sylvia,” beginning Thursday and continuing through Nov. 18 in the Morrison Playhouse of the College’s Porter Center for the Performing Arts.

The story revolves around Greg and Kate, who have moved to Manhattan from the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader is faltering, while Kate’s career, as a public-school English teacher, is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park — or that has found him — bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her name tag.

A street-smart mixture of Lab and poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog.

Brevard College is partnering with Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue to raise awareness and support for local animals in need. There will be a discussion after the Friday performance with volunteers from Charlie’s Angels who will talk about the goals of the organization and how local community members can become involved.

Tickets t are $5. Curtain time for the Thursday through Saturday evening performances is 7:30. Sunday’s matinee begins at 3.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.

brevard.edu/productions.

Elvis tribute at Playhouse Downtown

The final Flat Rock Playhouse Music on the Rock Concert is “Heartbreak Hotel: A Tribute to Elvis Presley” on stage through Nov. 18 at Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville.

Performer Guy LeMonnier returns to the stage with a six-piece band and eight backup singers. LeMonnier is no stranger to the Playhouse audience; he was one of the featured singers in the Mainstage concerts “Music of the Night: A Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber” and “My Favorite Things: The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein.”

Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. All tickets are $24. For more information, call 828-693-0731; visit www.flatrockplayhouse.org.

Music extended at Season’s restaurant

Historically, Season’s stopped the performances at the end of October. Season’s decision to keep the music going through the end of 2012 is based largely on guest feedback. “We have so many guests comment on how much they love having live music accompanying their meals over the weekends that we felt it was the right decision,” restaurant manager Marlena Boyce said.

Lang sings and plays classic favorites from rock, swing standards and country on guitar, while Praytor plays smooth jazz on his electric guitar. Ridenour plays acoustic classical, and Becker plays a wide variety of solo piano styles including jazz, pop/rock, classical, ragtime and show tunes.

While reservations are suggested, Season’s Lounge offers guests the opportunity to enjoy drinks and appetizers without the need of a reservation.

Season’s music schedule can be found by visiting www.hlinn.com/livemusic.

Grandfather Mountain plans history museum

Debuting on the second floor of the 2-year-old Top Shop at Grandfather Mountain this week are designers’ renderings depicting the future Grandfather Mountain Cultural History Museum.

As a complement to the Nature Museum, this future exhibit will complete the story of Grandfather by telling the tale from a human perspective.

The Grandfather Mountain Cultural History Museum will showcase this history and illustrate how the mountain became the popular scenic destination and nature preserve it is today. Planned exhibit highlights include Native American visits to Grandfather, the creation of the attraction, special events, famous visitors and the future of the mountain. The capital campaign to finance this new project is just beginning.

To make a donation to the Grandfather Mountain Cultural Museum project, visit the “Preservation” tab on www.grandfather.com.

<p>Pianist David Troy Francis is set to perform two concerts on Tuesday  at 2 p.m. in the Fletcher Branch Library and 6:30 p.m. in the main Henderson County Public Library at the corner of 3rd Avenue and Washington Street in Hendersonville.</p><p>Francis, a native of Memphis, Tenn., is a concert pianist and recording artist as well as a composer, arranger and accompanist.</p><p>He performs frequently in recital, including performances at colleges, churches and performing arts venues throughout the world. He has performed for Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden when he performed for the Nobel Prize Luncheon. He gave a totally digital rendering of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 for Roland Instruments on their digital concert grand. He performed the same work with orchestra for the Lindenwood Concert Series in Memphis.</p><p>The concerts are free.</p><p>Call 828-697-4725 or visit www.henderson.lib.nc.us for more information.</p><h3>Brevard Philharmonic concert set for Sunday</h3>
<p>Pianist Marina Lomazov will be the featured soloist in the Brevard Philharmonic concert titled Russian Grieg at 3 p.m. Sunday in Scott Concert Hall in the Porter Center for Performing Arts at Brevard College.</p><p>The philharmonic will perform Evard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16, and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98.</p><p>Lomazov studied at the Kiev Conservatory in Ukraine before immigrating to the United States. She was the youngest first-prize winner of the all-Kiev Piano Competition, and her principal teachers include Leonid Lazarevich Fundiler and the late Valery Sagaidachny in Ukraine and Natalya Antonova, Jerome Lowenthal and Barry Snyder in the United States.</p><p>Lomazov has recorded for Albany Records, Arizona University Recordings, Centaur Records and Innova Recordings. In July 2009, Centaur Records released her latest recording of solo piano works by Rodion Shchedrin.</p><p>She is associate professor of piano at the University of South Carolina School of Music, where she is also the founder and artistic director of the Southeastern Piano Festival.</p><p>The concert is sponsored by Arthur and Carole Schreiber in appreciation of Maestro Donald Portnoy’s artistic direction and leadership of the Brevard Philharmonic. Tickets are $25.</p><p>Call 828-884-4221 or visit www.brevardphil</p><p>harmonic.org for more information.</p><h3>Feed & Seed to host Clearwater Connection</h3>
<p>The Feed & Seed at 3715 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, hosts weekend shows starting at 7:30 p.m. The following is the November schedule:</p><p>u Today: Clearwater Connection</p><p>u Saturday: Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition</p><p>u Nov. 16: Jeter Mountain Band</p><p>u Nov. 17: Calico Moon, 6:30 p.m.; Timberline</p><p>u Nov. 23: Junction 280</p><p>u Nov. 24: Whitewater Bluegrass</p><p>u Nov. 29: Beth McKee Band, Cajun/blues and Southern roots</p><p>u Nov. 30: Lorraine Conard Band</p><p>For more information, call 828-216-3492.</p><h3>Reception for artist Linamen today at UNCA</h3>
<p>An opening reception for Ascension, an exhibit of paintings by Katie Linamen, is set for 6 p.m. today in UNC Asheville’s Owen Hall, Second Floor Gallery.</p><p>Linamen says her exhibit tries to capture the power, vitality and finesse of the female body in motion, taking inspiration from personal accounts of female climbers. According to Linamen, her paintings, composed of acrylic on wood, accentuate the complexities and feminine advantages of flexibility, balance, attention and precision.</p><p>Ascension will be on display from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 20. The opening reception and the exhibit are free.</p><p>For more information, call 828-251-6559 or visit art.unca.edu.</p><h3>Bamboo-harvesting workshop on Saturday</h3>
<p>Haiku Bamboo Nursery is hosting a workshop on how to harvest bamboo poles from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the nursery, 468 Rhodes Road, Hendersonville.</p><p>The workshop starts with a hands-on walk into the bamboo forest. Keiji Oshima will lead a step-by-step guide to harvesting the poles. Students will learn the technique, managing the forests and how to cut the bamboo.</p><p>Students should wear walking shoes and bring a pruning saw, work gloves, bottled water and cameras.</p><p>The cost of the workshop is $30.</p><p>Call 828-685-3053 to make a reservation.</p><p><b>UNCSA Guitar Quartet</p><p>to perform at BRCC</p><p>The Blue Ridge Community College Concert Series will present the UNCSA Guitar Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Thomas Auditorium, Sink Building, on the Flat Rock campus.</p><p>The program will feature quartet arrangements of Bach’s Little Fugue and Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, as well as solo guitar works by Bach, Barrios, Pujol, Weiss and Miroslav.</p><p>The performers are students from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. All of the performers are pupils of artist-professor Joseph Pecoraro.</p><p>Admission to the concert is $10, payable at the door; admission for students is $3. Proceeds benefit the college’s Community Enrichment Program.</p><p>Call 828-694-1860 for more information or email kevina@blueridge.edu.</p><h3>Brevard College players to present Sylvia’</h3>
<p>The Brevard College Theatre Department will present A.R Gurney’s touching comedy Sylvia, beginning Thursday and continuing through Nov. 18 in the Morrison Playhouse of the College’s Porter Center for the Performing Arts.</p><p>The production is directed by Theatre Studies Coordinator Brandon Smith, and the cast features freshman Hannah Leonard (Sylvia); junior Addison Dent (Greg); junior Jordan Kahill (Kate); and junior Raquan Edwards (Tom/Phyllis/Leslie).</p><p>The story revolves around Greg and Kate, who have moved to Manhattan from the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader is faltering, while Kate’s career, as a public-school English teacher, is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park  or that has found him  bearing only the name Sylvia on her name tag.</p><p>A street-smart mixture of Lab and poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog.</p><p>Brevard College is partnering with Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue to raise awareness and support for local animals in need. There will be a discussion after the Friday performance with volunteers from Charlie’s Angels who will talk about the goals of the organization and how local community members can become involved.</p><p>Tickets t are $5. Curtain time for the Thursday through Saturday evening performances is 7:30. Sunday’s matinee begins at 3.</p><p>Tickets can be purchased online at www.</p><p>brevard.edu/productions.</p><h3>Elvis tribute at Playhouse Downtown</h3>
<p>The final Flat Rock Playhouse Music on the Rock Concert is Heartbreak Hotel: A Tribute to Elvis Presley on stage through Nov. 18 at Playhouse Downtown, 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville.</p><p>Performer Guy LeMonnier returns to the stage with a six-piece band and eight backup singers. LeMonnier is no stranger to the Playhouse audience; he was one of the featured singers in the Mainstage concerts Music of the Night: A Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber and My Favorite Things: The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein.</p><p>Performances will be at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. All tickets are $24. For more information, call 828-693-0731; visit www.flatrockplayhouse.org.</p><h3>Music extended at Season’s restaurant</h3>
<p>Season’s Restaurant at High Lake Inn, 86 Lily Pad Lane, Flat Rock, is continuing to host a variety of performers during Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday brunch dining.</p><p>Historically, Season’s stopped the performances at the end of October. Season’s decision to keep the music going through the end of 2012 is based largely on guest feedback. We have so many guests comment on how much they love having live music accompanying their meals over the weekends that we felt it was the right decision, restaurant manager Marlena Boyce said.</p><p>Performers at Season’s include Bruce Lang, Rick Praytor, Michael Ridenour and Steve Becker.</p><p>Lang sings and plays classic favorites from rock, swing standards and country on guitar, while Praytor plays smooth jazz on his electric guitar. Ridenour plays acoustic classical, and Becker plays a wide variety of solo piano styles including jazz, pop/rock, classical, ragtime and show tunes.</p><p>While reservations are suggested, Season’s Lounge offers guests the opportunity to enjoy drinks and appetizers without the need of a reservation.</p><p>Season’s music schedule can be found by visiting www.hlinn.com/livemusic.</p><h3>Grandfather Mountain plans history museum</h3>
<p>Debuting on the second floor of the 2-year-old Top Shop at Grandfather Mountain this week are designers’ renderings depicting the future Grandfather Mountain Cultural History Museum.</p><p>As a complement to the Nature Museum, this future exhibit will complete the story of Grandfather by telling the tale from a human perspective.</p><p>The Grandfather Mountain Cultural History Museum will showcase this history and illustrate how the mountain became the popular scenic destination and nature preserve it is today. Planned exhibit highlights include Native American visits to Grandfather, the creation of the attraction, special events, famous visitors and the future of the mountain. The capital campaign to finance this new project is just beginning.</p><p>To make a donation to the Grandfather Mountain Cultural Museum project, visit the Preservation tab on www.grandfather.com.</p><p>For more information, visit www.grandfather.com or call 800-468-7325.</p>